Postcard from Laurabeard – getting closer to the island

Dear Nibbles,

We are still in search of the mysterious island full of fabled riches that the captain we met told us about, but today we discovered a very unusual – and delicious – clue! We were sailing in the area where we thought the island must be located, but there is still a lot of fog cover and so far we haven’t spotted it again. I was up in the crow’s nest, keeping watch when I noticed something strange floating in the waters around our ship. I climbed down and grabbed a net to scoop one of the strange objects out of the water. I immediately realized that it was one of those weird brown, egg-shaped pods that I had seen growing on the trees when we had that quick glimpse of the island one day. We took the pod and set it on the table then Dogbeard decided to try cracking it open. He used a mallet to smash the pod, but instead of breaking open, it just broke into a bunch of smaller pieces. Whatever it was, it was solid all the way through. Then suddenly Dogbeard said “Is that what I think it is?” and he picked up a piece, sniffed it, and popped it into his mouth. I thought he must have gone crazy but suddenly he got a big smile on his face and handed me a piece to try. I took a little nibble and you will never guess what it was! Growing on the trees on this mysterious island are big, egg-shaped pods of solid chocolate! The most delicious chocolate I have ever tasted. Have you ever heard of such a thing?

I will keep you posted when I know more, but in the meantime I am sending you one of the pods. I hope you like it!

Love,

Laurabeard